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Major L. Eduardo Caraveo's son, Eduardo, says his father arrived in the United States in his teens from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, knowing very little English. He earned his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Arizona and worked with bilingual special-needs students at Tucson-area schools before entering private practice.
Caraveo’s neighborhood is decorated with American flags where neighbors and friends are remembering him as a good man and father.
“Very sad event. Words cannot express the loss,” said neighbor Richard Garrity.
Caraveo, 52, was a clinical psychologist and his Web site details his counseling and diversity workshops he hosted at his home.
“Very family oriented. He'd play soccer out here with his little boy, his children in the evenings. Friendly, he'd come down and chat with you,” said Garrity.
Caraveo's son tells the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson that his father had just arrived at Fort Hood Wednesday and was preparing to deploy to Afghanistan. Eduardo Caraveo spoke to the newspaper from his mother's Tucson home.
At Fort Hood, meantime, there have been candlelight vigils as investigators continue looking for information into the rampage. The suspected shooter, Major Nidal Hasan, is also accused of wounding 37 others.
"You know, just getting there and you see the stretchers and people laying on the ground. That's tough,” said Elliot Valdez, U.S. Army Specialist.
Investigators are piecing together the motives of Hasan, a devout Muslim, and critical of the wars in Iraq (web | news) and Afghanistan. He transferred to Fort Hood from Walter Reed.
“He was trying to get out of the military. And apparently not making any headway,” said former FBI (web) agent Brad Garrett.
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